Sunday’s Women’s Soccer Results
Ohio 1, Eastern MIchigan 0
Ball State 1, Toledo 0
Kent State 2, Bowling Green 1
UMass 3, Miami 2
Western Michigan 3, Central Michigan 0
Buffalo 0, Akron 0
Stories Courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
Ohio 1, Eastern MIchigan 0
Box Score
ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio soccer team (5-8-1, 2-5-1 MAC) bounced back against Eastern Michigan (6-4-4, 4-3-1 MAC) on Sunday (Oct. 18), defeating the Eagles, 1-0 at Chessa Field.
Overall, Ohio recorded 12 shots, with five on goal, scoring one while Eastern Michigan recorded nine shots in total, with four on goal. Both teams had five corners each.
Senior Ella Deevers (Streetsboro, Ohio) recorded a goal from the shot she took while senior Jaimason Brooker (Powell, Ohio) recorded four shots with two on goal and an assist. Junior Sania Dearing (Pickerington, Ohio) had two shots with one on target.
In goal, freshman Ayla Rammel (Englewood, Ohio) got the start. She made four saves and kept a clean sheet across the 90 minutes.
Both teams came into the game trying to break their two-game losing streaks and had an appetite for offense from the first whistle. It didn't take too long for the first goal to arrive when Deevers put the ball at the back of the net after Brooker found her with a sumptuous cross in the seventh minute, putting the Bobcats up 1-0 early.
The game continued on a scintillating note as Eastern Michigan vied for an equalizer and the Bobcats tried to build on their lead generating considerable offense and at times dominating Eastern Michigan. Rammel made a great solitary save to keep the Bobcats ahead to preserve their lead in the first half.
At half time, the Bobcats led 1-0, recording seven shots in total against Eastern Michigan's four.
In the second half, the game got physical with both teams trying to wrestle control. The Bobcats created more as the half proceeded battling to add a second to their goal tally. As remaining time continued to tick away, the Eagles' offense picked up, however, the Ohio defense held stead, keeping EMU out of the back of the net, securing the 1-0 win.
Ball State 1, Toledo 0
Box Score
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Ball State soccer team secured an early goal from Mary Jane Keller to capture a 1-0 road win against Toledo on Sunday afternoon.
Keller booted the lone goal of the match in the 28th minute off assists from Grier Isaacson and Annika Klauss, eventually leading to the winning decision for the Cardinals (6-5-4, 3-2-3 Mid-American Conference).
LG Moncrief and Kaelyn Valleau took one shot on goal each for Ball State, while Anna Kate Robillard and Klauss also registered shots in the contest.
Junior goalkeeper Kate Pallante kept a clean sheet with four saves on the day to earn the win. Moncrief, Klaasen, Audrey Goodyear, Ainsley Schaufele and Grier Isaacson joined Pallante as Cardinals playing the full 90 minutes.
The Rockets (5-5-5, 1-3-4 MAC) led the match in shots on goal (4-3) and were whistled for more fouls (8-7), while both teams earned two corners.
Kent State 2, Bowling Green 1
Box Score
KENT, Ohio – The Kent State Soccer team picked-up a big three points in the Mid-American Conference standings in a win at home over the Bowling Green Falcons on Sunday by a score of 2-1.
Kent State started off the scoring early in the contest as Abby Breitshuch scored on a header in the sixth-minute on a perfectly placed corner kick from Sam Miller to put the Flashes up first.
Bowling Green responded with a goal of their own 12 minutes later, and with tough defense from both sides for the rest of the half; the score would remain tied at one a piece heading into the halftime break.
The game-winning goal came in the 54th-minute as the Flashes moved the ball beautifully in transition. Josie Morgan passed the ball to Ali Weibel on the right side of the field who placed the ball right in front of the net for Lila Simon to capitalize on the header for her sixth goal of the season. With strong defense the rest of the way for the blue and gold, it was enough to give them a 2-1 victory that earned them three points in the conference standings.
Kent State finished the game out-shooting the Falcons by a count of 11-9 with seven shots-on-goal compared to four from BG. However, the Falcons won the tally in the corner kick department 5-2. KSU junior goalkeeper once again had a great game in net with some key saves down the stretch on her way to a total of three on the day on nine shots faced.
UMass 3, Miami 2
Box Score
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts women's soccer defeated Miami (OH), 3-2, on Saturday afternoon at Rudd Field. Junior forward Amelia Bloom recorded her first collegiate brace, scoring goals in the 54th and 87th minutes.
The last time UMass went undefeated to start conference play (win or tie) in eight straight contests was in the 1997 season (11-0-0 Atlantic 10).
Massachusetts moves to 10-1-4 overall and 4-0-4 in the Mid-American Conference, while Miami (OH) moved to 7-6-3 overall and 3-2-3 in the league.
UMass 10-1-4 overall record to start the 2026 season is the best start since going 13-1-1 to start the 1988 season.
The first 45 minutes remained scoreless between the two teams with a few scoring opportunities each. Massachusetts took two shots in the first half with one on goal, while Miami (OH) had seven shots with two on target.
In the second half, UMass got on the board first as Bloom scored her first goal of the season of a free kick in the 54th minute to make it a 1-0 contest.
Amelia Deren then made it a 2-0 game, after notching her sixth penalty kick goal of the year at the 70:15 mark.
Miami (OH) cut the deficit in half, 2-1, at 86:38 with a penalty kick goal of their own my Millie Cook. Just 14 seconds later, the Minutewomen were awarded another penalty kick, in which Bloom capitalized to pull UMass ahead, 3-1.
With 87:29 left on the clock, the RedHawks were able to get back within one at 3-2 as Cook scored her second of afternoon from Morhea Hoefen.
Miami (OH) outshot UMass, 20-10, and held the slight advantage in shots on goal, 8-7. The RedHawks owned the advantage in the corner kicks, 7-4.
Deren led the team in shots with three, followed by Bloom and Monica Curry two. Chloe Kundra, Caroline Dickson and Aline Traber all had one shot. Deren and Bloom placed two shots on target, while Kundra, Curry and Dickson tallied one on goal.
Junior goalkeeper Leah Nisenfeld played in net through the full 90 minutes, allowing two goals and stopping five.
Dominique Popa of Miami (OH) allowed three goals and made four saves through 90 minutes of action.
Western Michigan 3, Central Michigan 0
Box Score
KALAMAZOO, Mich -- In a busy weekend for WMU Athletics, the Broncos completed a weekend sweep for the department. After a win against Eastern on Thursday, a victory against Central gave the Broncos bragging rights in the directional Michigan school rivalry.
The Brown and Gold extend their conference leading record to 6-1-1 and an overall record of 8-3-4 and remain unbeaten against Central in Coach Lewis Robinsons' tenure.
FIRST HALF
After scoring in the second minute against Buffalo and the eighth minute against EMU, the Broncos looked to continue their trend of early offense as Simone Sharpless would get her first shot attempt of the game just 13 seconds in.
More chances came quickly, as a foul on CMU set the Broncos up with a set piece opportunity that would turn into a shot on goal for Meredith Vance. The Brown and gold would get two more shots on goal within the first 20 minutes from Simone Sharpless and Kaiya Stewart, but they were fended off and the game remained tied 0-0.
In the 15th minute, CMU would find themselves with a scoring chance as a corner kick set them up in the goalie box, but the WMU defense blocked both attempts. The match stalled a bit from there, but the Broncos would finish the half with eight shots, three of them on net.
The half ended 0-0.
SECOND HALF
Once again, the Broncos started out a half with great energy. In the 46th minute, Tessa Fagerson found herself wide open for an unassisted goal to quickly put the Broncos up 1-0 in the second half.
From there, the Broncos continued to play the style of game that got them into first place in the MAC. The WMU defense dominated possession of the ball throughout the entire half. The continued presence in the attacking third would result in another scoring opportunity for the Broncos, where a foul in the box set Tessa Fagerson up for her second goal of the match off the penalty kick, good for her team leading seventh goal of the season.
With the Broncos controlling the play, they would once more add to their lead in the 78th minute when Irelyn Sheldon and RJ Wagamon became wide-open with a 2-on-1 opportunity, Sheldon would find Wagamon who put the ball in the back of the net for a 3-0 Bronco lead. This was the first collegiate goal for Wagamon.
CMU would finally get a shot off in the 80th minute, but after a save from Sulaver the Brown and Gold would lock up a 3-0 victory.
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